Drones / Military

Multirotor drones, and mainly quadcopters are the most popular and versatile type of aerial drones, which found use in many fields, such as aerial photography, research, competitions and even military. With their X configuration, they are stable, efficient, easy to control and maneuver. In this post, we will list and describe high level design goals for multirotors / quadcopters. We will focus on components of the drone itself (e.g. frame, motors, flight control system etc…) in future posts, however we will still mention these components here as applicable, while talking about each main design criteria. When designing a multirotor, the following main criteria are taken into account, all of which […] Read More

When we talk about robots, the first images that come to mind are often machines that move, sense, and act here on Earth. Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, twin spacecrafts launched in 1977, don’t fit that stereotype, but they share the same fundamental qualities. They are machines equipped with sensors, mechanisms for movement, decision-making routines, and the ability to act independently. In that sense, they are robotic explorers—though their mission takes place in deep space, billions of kilometers away. Each Voyager spacecraft was designed to study the outer planets and then continue into interstellar space. To do this, they carry a suite of instruments that measure magnetic fields, charged particles, […] Read More